cognition final possible but less likely terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 problem space | first stage in problem solving, represented in it are the intiial state, the goal state, the instructions, the constraints on the problems and all relevant info retrieved from long term memory |
| state-action tree | diagram showing all possible sequences of actions and intermediate states can be construced |
| problem reduction | divide and conquer approach, problem converted into a number of sub-problems |
| means-end analysis | heuristic where a sub-problem is selected that will reduce the difference between the current state and the goal state |
| impasse | a mental blank that is accompanied by a subjective feeling of not knowing what to do |
| availability heuristic | judgements are made on the basis of how available relevant examples are in our memory store, the ease with which we can think of instances |
| representativeness heuristic | making judgements on the basis of the extent to which the salient features of an object or person are representative of the features thought to be characteristic of some category |
| base-rate fallacy | ignoring info about the base rate in light of other info |
| pragmatic reasoning schemata | clusters of rules that are highly generalised and abstracted but defined with respect to different types of relationships and rules |
| disinhibition | impaired response inhibition, an inability to suppress previous incorrect responses observed in patients AKA PERSEVERATION |
| psycholinguistics | psychological study of language |
| grammar | set of rules that allow someone to tackle any sentence that comes along |
| performance | psychological processes involved in language use, as opposed to competence; the knowledge of language said to underlie that use |
| competence | linguistic knowledge hypothesized to underlie the ability to use language |
| reversible | subject and object can be reversed and still result in a sensible sentence |
| acquired dysgraphia | person loses ability to write |
| double disassociation | a method of establishing that two systems are separate, by showing that either system can be impaired whilst the other remains intact |
| pure word meaning deafness | unable to understand what words mean even though those words can be repeated and written accurately to dictation |
| agrammatism | impairments of syntactic aspects of language production have traditionally been associated with Broca's aphasia |
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